News Briefs

6/27/2011, Sivan 25, 5771

PM Rescinds Ban Threat on Flotilla Journalists

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday removed the threat of being banned from covering events in Israel for ten years against journalists who participate in the upcoming Gaza flotilla. Netanyahu requested that a “special procedure” be instituted to cover journalists who will be aboard the flotilla ships, which are set to approach Israeli waters Tuesday.